Ask Chrystia Freeland to Condemn President Bolsonaro's Destruction of the Amazon

As Minister of Foreign Affairs, you have the power to make a statement on behalf of the Government of Canada condemning Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's policy-backed environmental destruction, and specifically for his ongoing inaction and lack of leadership in stopping the fires in the Amazon Rainforest.

As a world leader that claims to reconcile with Indigenous people and fight the effects of climate breakdown, Canada must make a firm and assertive statement that Bolsonaro's destructive policies and inaction during this Amazon emergency are inexcusable and destructive to the health of the Brazilian people and to the global climate.

We urge you to take a stand on this urgent and pressing situation.

Why is this important?

The Amazon Rainforest stands to make "a significant contribution to pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Coe [Earth Systems Scientist] likens it not to a pair of lungs, but to a giant air conditioner that cools the planet—one of our most powerful in mitigating climate change, alongside other tropical forests in central Africa and Asia—some of which are also currently burning" (for a more accurate look at the role of the Amazon: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/why-amazon-doesnt-produce-20-percent-worlds-oxygen/).

Its loss, together with our lack of political will to stop carbon emissions and the absence of means to capture carbon effectively are posing a severe threat to people worldwide.

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We'll all in this together. The Amazon rain forest is an irreplaceable ecological treasure.

Juliet P.
2019-09-06 17:49:22 -0400

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Time to speak out and call for international pressure on Brazil to halt this destruction

Lyn A.
2019-08-23 00:56:51 -0400

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Indigenous people living in the Amazon Rainforest have the right to exist without harassment, theft of land, and genocide - as do all Indigenous people everywhere. We must do more in Canada as well. This is both/and. We must speak up for the rights of Indigenous people everywhere on the planet.

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2019-09-04 18:49:33 -0400

Last week, on August 26, we delivered the first batch of signatures to Chrystia Freeland's Toronto office.

Since then, people expressed interest in continuing to sign, so we're going to keep the petition going until next week. Why? Because as the Amazon burns and Bolsonaro takes no real climate action, Canada continues to talk trade with Brazil, pushing for environmental protections that are simply not forthcoming.

Please share this petition once again, to let Chrystia Freeland know that we demand that Canada condemn Bolsonaro's ongoing inaction to protect the Amazon.